The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-01-06
TIE POLITICAL WORLD.
FORTUNES OF WAR FOR STATES
MEN or THE PRESENT TIME.

FaEN vi ne FHESENt lime.
Doings of the National Legis!ature-Re-
suit of November's observation-disclosures
Political Movements-The Irish Oues.
tion-the Eastern War Cloud.
JANUARY
15 Senator Hoars presidential succession
bill passed by the house. Next day signed by
tho president
26. Eulogies Of the late Vice-President Hen
bricks pronounced in the senate.
FEBRUARY.
1e. The bill rciIlstatlng Gen. Fitz John Per-
ter passed by the house.
%. The Gen. Grant monument bill, ap-
propriating S250,O0O for monument to be
erected in Washington, passed by the United
States senate.
/. President Cleveland sent MESSAGE to
the senate in which he denied the right Of
that branch of the government to demand
from the president or any member of lis
cabinet any papers relating to the causes
leading to the suspension Or removal Of Office
holders, and declaring that such documents
are personal and private and not official.
5. Blair educational bill, appropriating
$79,0O0,0 600 for schools, passed the senate.
Is. Brig Gen. A. H. Terry promoted to
major generalship, vice Gen. Hancock, de-
ceased.
16. Half million appropriated for con-
gressional library.
%. The president, in q message to congress,
recommended the formation of q commission
of labor for the settlement of differences aris-
ing between capital and labor
MAY.
10. "Three months pension bill was passed
by tho senate.
20. Caleb W. West appointed governor Of
Utah, vice Murray, resigned.
JUNE.
g. Bill taxing oleomargarine five cents
pound passed the house.
f. The Chinese indemnity bill passed the
senate
T. House passed bill repeating the timber
culture. desert land and prc-cmpticn laws,
materially modifying tho old homestead law.
II. Tariff bill killed in the house.
Is. Senate adopted the resolution providing
for the submission to the different states of
the Union a constitutional amendment
changing the beginning Of tho presidential
and congressional year from March to April
80.
1S Senator Vancc's bill to repeal the civil
service law shelved by tho United States
senate.
81. Extradition treaty with Japan ratified
by the senate. Also treaty providing for
new survey of the United States Mexico
boundary line.
o. Senate passed the Fitz John Porter BILL
25. President Cleveland vetoes seventy-oae
bills, most of them relating to individual pen
sions
90. Bill taxing oleomargarine two cents
pound passed the senate; house concurred
Aug. 3.
%. The senate refuses to order an invcsti-
cation Of the charges of fraud alleged to have
been committed in connection With the cleo
tion of United States Senator Payne, of Ohio.
81. Bill granting increased pensions to sol
ders of the late war who were wounded i'm
the hand, foot, arm or leg passed the house.
AUGUST.
s. First session of the Forty-ninth congress
adjourned.
%. Cutting was released from prison by
the Mexican supreme court. The Cutting
episode nearly caused a fight between the
United States and Mexico.
SEPTEMBER.
%. Henry George nominated for mayor Of
Now York city by the workingmen
OCTOBER
II. The Tammany Hall and County
Democracy factions united upon Hon. Abram
S. Hewitt, who was unanimously nominated
for mayor of New York city.
Is. Theodore Roosevelt nominated for
mayor by the Republicans of New York city.
10. Hon. George F. Edmunds reelected
United States senator from Vermont.
-.r NOVEMBER
g The New York city municipal election
excited national interest on account of the
novel issues raised. Hewitt, Democrat, was
elected mayor, receiving about $4,000 votes
and having a plurality Of 1900 over Henry
George, who, in turn, beat Roosevelt by
1000. The state elections resulted in q series
Of local surprises for both parties. William
Il. Morrison, of Illinois, was defeated as was
also Frank Hurd, of Ohio. Speaker John G.
. Carlisle, of Kentucky, and W. M. Springer
Of Illinois, narrowly escaped, while II. q.
Burleigh, Of Whitehall, N. Y. was beaten by
the labor candidate, E. w. Greenman, who
was nominated only forty-eight hours before
election and was indorsed by the Democrats.
Gen. Beaver tRep.) was elected governor of
Pennsylvania. Five additional Republican
congressman were elected in the south. In
Minnesota the Democrats gain three congress
men. In Kentucky the Republicans succeed
ed i'll electing three congressman. Charges of
fraud were made on both sides In Indiana
DECEMBER
g. The second session Of the Forty-ninth
congress begins
s. The president lays before congress the
correspondence with the Canadian govern
ment relating to the fisheries trouble
y. The house passed the electoral count bill.
16. The senate lays the bill providing for
open executive sessions on the table
IS. The senate votes to repeal the tenure Of
office act
20. The house, by a vote of 154 to 148, re-
fused to consider the Morrison tariff Lii.